How are hours for shadowing, volunteering, and clinicals accounted for? Do you just mention those ho

[ayjaystud]

If submitting proof, would that mean that if you shadow someone it has to be documented by the doctors?

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[Matthew9Thirtyfive]

AFAIK, you submit info for a contact that can confirm you did what you said you did for about as long as you said you did.

 

[aldol16]

Most of the time, you won't need to "prove" that you worked/taught/shadowed for the listed number of hours. A lot of it is the honor system. But if you lie, you should be prepared to deal with the consequences.

With that said, you should have at least a rough estimate of the hours you did each of those activities for. None but the most neurotic will actually have a tally of "104.56 hours spent volunteering at X clinic" but rather if you spend, on average, 1 hour a week at X clinic over a time period of a year, you'll have 52 hours or so. Nobody at the clinic is likely keeping tally of the exact hours either, but people will know the difference between 500 hours and 50 hours. So just get it as accurate as you can and then don't stress over it. If you did it, you did it. There's nothing to be afraid of.

 

[Doctor-S]

Here is a concise suggestion from @WedgeDawg in response to your question:

How should I list Physician Shadowing?

Physician shadowing now has its own designation so it is no longer recommended to list it as "Other".

Some recommendations when listing physician shadowing: Group all of your shadowing together, giving a total hours for each physician. Additional relevant information such as their title ("MD" or "DO"), level of training if not an attending (resident, fellow, etc.), or other notes about the shadowing (i.e. shadowed only during office hours for a surgeon, only during image reading for a radiologist, etc.) can be included. There's no need to describe what shadowing is.

Here's an example of how shadowing can be listed:
Experience Type: Physician shadowing
Title: Physician Shadowing
Total Hours: Total hours shadowed
Contact info, organization name, and dates: Use the info for the first physician you want to list
Description:

 

[Catalystik]

If submitting proof, would that mean that if you shadow someone it has to be documented by the doctors?

You can list the physician as a Contact or, alternatively, an office manager, shadowing program coordinator (especially if they scheduled you for multiple physician observational experiences), or other individual who would be generally aware that you had been present, the approximate timeframe, and hours of involvement.

It's a good idea to keep your own log of hours. This can be used to remind your contact about your involvement if they need to refresh their memory, say, if some time has passed since the experience.

 

[ChrisMack390]

They don't very strenuously check this stuff.

That said, if you do get caught in a lie, you are never ever going to medical school.

 

[Turkishking]

Most of the time, you won't need to "prove" that you worked/taught/shadowed for the listed number of hours. A lot of it is the honor system. But if you lie, you should be prepared to deal with the consequences.

With that said, you should have at least a rough estimate of the hours you did each of those activities for. None but the most neurotic will actually have a tally of "104.56 hours spent volunteering at X clinic" but rather if you spend, on average, 1 hour a week at X clinic over a time period of a year, you'll have 52 hours or so. Nobody at the clinic is likely keeping tally of the exact hours either, but people will know the difference between 500 hours and 50 hours. So just get it as accurate as you can and then don't stress over it. If you did it, you did it. There's nothing to be afraid of.

I actually keep a tally like that